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ASK UNCLE JOE

Dear Uncle Joe,

I'm sure you know (but have altered the truth of it) trapping is a
very important part of ecosystem balance. State Fish and Wildlife Services
work with teams of boilogists to set up how long a season can be when
it can be, as well as the amount of game can be taken by any one person,
to ensure the prosperity of the game. Without the help of trappers
animals would spread disease.

Scott

Bedford, IN

Dear
Scott:

You must have missed the memos from the Minnesota Division of Natural
Resources and the New Mexico Game and Fish Commission. The State of
Minnesota has no limits on the number of beavers, muskrats, minks,
raccoons, red foxes, gray foxes, badgers or opossums that a trapper
can catch and kill. To make matters worse raccoons and red foxes have
no closed season, meaning that you can kill as many as you want, whenever
you want. This is not very scientific, is it? If you donít believe
me, you can check it out yourself by going to: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/hunting/index.html

The New Mexico Game Commission says that state residents are not required
to have any license to kill unprotected species such as coyotes, prairie
dogs, rabbits or skunks. New Mexico has no "harvest limits," "government
quotas" or "bag limits" for furbearing animals. There's
no limit on the number of traps per trapper, either. These facts expose
another lie spewed forth by the propaganda machine of the National
Trappers Association, which falsely states on their website that "Government
quotas and strict conservation practices keep wildlife, including furbearers,
at optimum levels."

Iím sorry to burst your bubble but it looks like the trappers are
lying to you again. This raises an interesting question - why would
you believe the propaganda of someone who derives enjoyment from killing
small, helpless, furry animals?